Drama Terms

Words spoken between characters.

• Dialect

• Quotes

• Dialogue

• talking

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Tell the actors what to do and where to move. Tells the director how to set up the stage. Written in italics.

• dialogue

• stage directions

• drama

• scene

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

The major division of the play. Each one is broken down into scenes.

• scene

• chapter

• prop

• act

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Breaks down each act into smaller parts. Each _______change marks a change in setting.

• scene

• act

• chapter

• actor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

The intended target for the author's message.

• audience

• reader

• actor

• set

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The clothing worn by the actors. Helps communicate setting and character's personality.

• clothes

• prop

• set

• costume

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Items used on stage to help tell the story. Are usually handled by the actors.

• props

• set

• dialogue

• diction

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

Furniture and scenery placed around the stage to establish where and when the scene takes place.

• prop

• set

• actor

• character

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The way the AUTHOR feels about events.

• mood

• diction

• tone

• audience

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The way the READER is made to feel about the story.

• mood

• tone

• setting

• vibe

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B